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1811, January 8
PIERRE-JOSEPH FAVROT, BATON ROUGE, TO THE
MARQUES DE SOMERUELOS, HAVANA. ACLS. 7 pp.
French. Richmond.
Excellency,
Warning a just and benevolent chief about abuses gives
him the means to prevent them in such a critical circumstance
when the four parts of the world are in a violent agitation. I
had the honor to serve His Catholic Majesty for thirty-two
years as a captain in the Louisiana regiment, then with the
rank of lieutenant-colonel awarded September 16, 1794. I
have been employed in different posts of this province by
leaders who honored me with their confidence. My loyalty to
the government and my duty seem to dictate to me to report to Your Excellency, who places above everything the
maintenance of order and justice in every place under his rule.
I am convinced. General, that your good faith may have been
deceived by a captain in the Louisiana regiment, Raphael
Croker, as I know of his imposture in New Orleans, where he
took refuge on the night of September 22-23 after the capture of the Baton Rouge fort. When you receive the information about his conduct here, it will mean that I have only fulfilled the wishes of all those who lived peacefully under the Spanish flag. The revolution and the capture of Baton Rouge fort would not have taken place if Colonel Carlos de Grand-Pre had not been absent, he had the talent to satisfy every heart by the unselfish way

1811, January 8
PIERRE-JOSEPH FAVROT, BATON ROUGE, TO THE
MARQUES DE SOMERUELOS, HAVANA. ACLS. 7 pp.
French. Richmond.
Excellency,
Warning a just and benevolent chief about abuses gives
him the means to prevent them in such a critical circumstance
when the four parts of the world are in a violent agitation. I
had the honor to serve His Catholic Majesty for thirty-two
years as a captain in the Louisiana regiment, then with the
rank of lieutenant-colonel awarded September 16, 1794. I
have been employed in different posts of this province by
leaders who honored me with their confidence. My loyalty to
the government and my duty seem to dictate to me to report to Your Excellency, who places above everything the
maintenance of order and justice in every place under his rule.
I am convinced. General, that your good faith may have been
deceived by a captain in the Louisiana regiment, Raphael
Croker, as I know of his imposture in New Orleans, where he
took refuge on the night of September 22-23 after the capture of the Baton Rouge fort. When you receive the information about his conduct here, it will mean that I have only fulfilled the wishes of all those who lived peacefully under the Spanish flag. The revolution and the capture of Baton Rouge fort would not have taken place if Colonel Carlos de Grand-Pre had not been absent, he had the talent to satisfy every heart by the unselfish way